expansion tank

[blaineuk]

need a new expansion tank for my car, has anyh one got a spare, or know where to get one from (not tvrcar parts.lots.of.money/uk/com).

regards
blaine

[mac123yre]

I got mine at a scrap yard of an 07 megan it fitted ok and works a treat

[ed_crouch]

Ford Crapi.

Very very NLA, and rarer than rocking-horse doodoo. I wouldnt bother paying through the nose at a "specialist dismantler" for a used one. Heat cycling is the best way of aging a polymer, and the one you buy will probably be more or less fubar too.

Plus if you go round telling people you're desperate for a part for a Capri they'll lock their daughters away and beat you up for being a pervert.

car builder solutions had some decent looking polished aluminium ones, which ought to fit. TVR Leigh fitted one IIRC, as have others. Shiny, and I'll probably go that way myself if mine ever cracks up.

Other problem with the capri one is that its got Mild steel stub liners (to stop hoseclips cruching the plastic) that rust and the corrosion products expand and put big hoop stesses into the placcy stub and it splits

[wooly350i]

this is what i made for mine with help from a good mate with stainless welding capabilities.

[blaineuk]

that is nice

[Wedg1e]

Aye, mine's split again. I thought my polythene bag and soldering iron trick was holding (first time lasted two years) but she blew like Ivor the Engine just as I was setting off for a weekend in the Lakes.
It's just laziness; I bought some alloy sheet and an alloy filler neck nearly 3 years ago to TIG up a new tank but haven't got round to it...

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

should have repply to the post I had running for about 3 months, as I got a batch of Ali ones made, with matching overflow tanks.

should turn up quite easy on a search, inc pictures
Maybe able to get more made if I get the interest.